Benz cartridge phase?

I read the same thing over the weekend. It was mentioned in a review of the Glider which appeared in the November 2010 issue of HFNRR. I just sent an e-mail about this to Musical Surroundings, and I will let you know what their answer is.

I will go on record saying that I switched the cables at the speaker (putting them back in phase as my phono preamp inverts phase) and I did hear an improvement.

I just got back an E-mail from Garth who said that Benz cartridges are phase correct if wired correctly in the arm.

I contacted Benz directly and they confirmed the their cartridges are phase correct. To confirm that they sent me the connection sequence and it matches to the sequence on my SME 309.

In any case if you want to change polarity, then swap +&- for each channel ........... red+ green- (R). white+ blue- (L)

My Glider outputs the same polarity as my Shure and AT OC9ML II when connected as directed. My Denon DL103 outputs the opposite polarity when hooked up according to the manufacturer's directions.

My Krell integrated amp outputs opposite polarity to my Marantz 1060 integrated. I don't believe any polarity is "correct" and the other "inverted". An item just is what it is. It is more important to know your software and how it was mastered. My cd and lps seem evenly split going one way or the other.